Citibank anticipates that cryptocurrencies will master 10% of the market by 2030

A recent Citibank report, entitled Evolution of Securities Services 2025projects that cryptocurrencies and tokenized digital assets will represent 10% of the total global market volume by 2030.

This conclusion, based on a survey of 537 market participants – including banks, custodians and representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) -, highlights an increasingly high impact of distributed registration technology (DLT) and digital assets in the financial panorama.

In this way, the study indicates that, After more than a decade of experimentation, the markets are entering a practical adoption phasepromoted by specific use cases, such as collateral token, funds and private markets.

To reinforce this point, highlights the words of Jorgen Ouakine, head of digital assets of the Euroclear Financial Group: «Our greatest achievement in the last two years has been to generate experience, knowledge and trust. Now is the time that the great actors collaborate to boost the scale ».

Citibank researchers explain that the industry approach has evolved from a general exploration to specific applications that generate immediate benefits.

According to the survey, 85% of the participants consider cryptocurrencies as one of the five most influential areas of change in the post-trade space by 2025, together with the reduction of liquidation times, the automation of asset management and a greater participation of the shareholders.

The relevance of digital assets lies in their ability to increase liquidity and reduce costs in post-trade processes, a shared objective with the other priority areas identified in the study.

So, Citibank projects that by 2030 10% of the market volume will come from digital assetswith an approach to three key areas: tokenized collaterals, stablcoins issued by benches and tokenized funds. In private markets, it is estimated that cryptocurrencies will reach USD 202 billion, which would represent 13.9% of the total volume.

It is also established that, in the field of OTC collaterals (over the counter) – which used in extra -aburs operations, that is, outside the organized markets – 10.7% of the initial margin and variation will be digitized, while 10.3% of the daily subscriptions and refunds of funds will be managed by tokens.

«Mobility and immediacy of blockchain -based transactions are transforming intradic capital management,» says the report, citing initiatives promoted by companies such as Broadridge, global provider of financial technology, and HQLAX, platform specialized in tokenized securities financing solutions.

Global adoption of digital assets: regions and projections

Bank analysts highlight that Adoption expectations vary according to the regiondepending on regulatory advances and the level of institutional adoption.

North America tops the projections, with 14% of the total volume of digital or tokenized assets by 2030, promoted by clear regulatory frameworks, such as the Genius Law, which regulates the stablecoins of the dollar, approved in July 2025, as cryptootics reported.

In contrast, it projects that in Europe they will represent 10%, while in Asia-Pacific the estimate is 9%and in Latin America of 2%, due to a slower advance in regulatory harmonization and adoption by financial institutions.

According to your study, Stablecoins issued by banks will be identified as the main facilitator to support guarantees, the tokenization of funds and private market values.

«The stablecoins issued by banks and the tokenized money markets are considered preferred vehicles for real -time asset mobility, particularly in collateral management and funds token. These instruments offer an optimal balance between automation and regulatory compliance, which makes them ideal for transforming intra -capital capital.

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The survey also revealed that 61% of custodians and 46% of banks already seek efficiencies in balance through the use of digital money. In turn, 67% of customers on the buyer side prioritize the benefits of automation, which reinforces the potential of these technologies to transform global financial markets.

However, the path to this adoption is not free of challenges. Fragmented regulation, lack of specialized talent in artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency networks, as well as the complexity of integrating disparate financial data, represent important obstacles, he says. Even so, transmits a cautious optimismhighlighting that the convergence between traditional finances and decentralized finances (DEFI) is already underway.

Reflecting this perspective, CityBank analysts rely on the comments of Kyle J. Baron, managing partner of BCW Group, who emphasizes that «the future of finance is not a replacement of one system by another, but a convergence of traditional and decentralized finances.»